Gamel leading off in series finale

Craig Counsell is out of the lineup today, even with a rookie right-hander on the mound for San Francisco, so Mat Gamel will become the sixth different player to bat in the leadoff hole for the Brewers.

Using a cast of characters in that spot isn’t exactly breaking new ground for the Brewers. Last year, managers Ned Yost and Dale Sveum used seven different leadoff hitters. This decade, the fewest came in 2003, when Yost used just different three players to lead off games (Eric Young started there 67 times, Scott Podsednik 59 and Alex Sanchez 36).

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